What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Burundi and Sierra Leone?

25,190 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Sierra Leone: Cropland extent over the long-term

Burundi

1.72 million hectares

in 2025

Sierra Leone

1.75 million hectares

in 2025

Burundi rank

95th

Sierra Leone rank

94th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Burundi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.75 million hectares against 1.72 million hectares in Burundi, a difference of 25,190 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 38 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1000s	108,217 hectares	57,385 hectares	50,832 hectares	Burundi
1100s	130,858 hectares	61,483 hectares	69,375 hectares	Burundi
1200s	153,200 hectares	65,580 hectares	87,620 hectares	Burundi
1300s	175,237 hectares	69,552 hectares	105,685 hectares	Burundi
1400s	196,964 hectares	73,208 hectares	123,756 hectares	Burundi
1500s	218,373 hectares	76,250 hectares	142,123 hectares	Burundi
1600s	238,591 hectares	78,186 hectares	160,405 hectares	Burundi
1700s	258,490 hectares	78,137 hectares	180,353 hectares	Burundi
1710s	269,982 hectares	100,043 hectares	169,939 hectares	Burundi
1720s	281,813 hectares	121,321 hectares	160,492 hectares	Burundi
1730s	293,627 hectares	141,946 hectares	151,681 hectares	Burundi
1740s	305,424 hectares	161,887 hectares	143,537 hectares	Burundi
1750s	317,204 hectares	181,115 hectares	136,089 hectares	Burundi
1760s	328,966 hectares	199,592 hectares	129,374 hectares	Burundi
1770s	340,711 hectares	217,280 hectares	123,431 hectares	Burundi
1780s	352,439 hectares	234,135 hectares	118,304 hectares	Burundi
1790s	364,150 hectares	250,107 hectares	114,043 hectares	Burundi
1800s	375,843 hectares	265,141 hectares	110,702 hectares	Burundi
1810s	387,518 hectares	279,172 hectares	108,346 hectares	Burundi
1820s	399,176 hectares	292,127 hectares	107,049 hectares	Burundi
1830s	410,817 hectares	303,920 hectares	106,897 hectares	Burundi
1840s	422,440 hectares	308,294 hectares	114,146 hectares	Burundi
1850s	434,046 hectares	311,034 hectares	123,012 hectares	Burundi
1860s	460,471 hectares	311,164 hectares	149,307 hectares	Burundi
1870s	488,504 hectares	313,598 hectares	174,906 hectares	Burundi
1880s	523,418 hectares	318,295 hectares	205,123 hectares	Burundi
1890s	560,826 hectares	322,035 hectares	238,791 hectares	Burundi
1900s	533,020 hectares	324,653 hectares	208,367 hectares	Burundi
1910s	491,522 hectares	325,969 hectares	165,553 hectares	Burundi
1920s	478,945 hectares	322,560 hectares	156,385 hectares	Burundi
1930s	547,220 hectares	347,067 hectares	200,153 hectares	Burundi
1940s	628,381 hectares	367,488 hectares	260,893 hectares	Burundi
1950s	817,328 hectares	404,798 hectares	412,530 hectares	Burundi
1960s	999,200 hectares	429,000 hectares	570,200 hectares	Burundi
1970s	1.22 million hectares	484,000 hectares	740,700 hectares	Burundi
1980s	1.26 million hectares	577,700 hectares	685,300 hectares	Burundi
1990s	1.30 million hectares	611,600 hectares	692,400 hectares	Burundi
2000s	1.34 million hectares	1.34 million hectares	7,318 hectares	Burundi
2010s	1.45 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	294,731 hectares	Sierra Leone
2020s	1.66 million hectares	1.75 million hectares	90,827 hectares	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Burundi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 1.75 million hectares against 1.72 million hectares in Burundi as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 25,190 hectares, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Sierra Leone?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Sierra Leone rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Burundi ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.